3.Reading and underlining

We shall read the article once again, this time, to underline all the useful expressions in it. After school, you are going to write them down in your notebook.

This week/ we asked students/ at New Star High School/ about the best ways/ to learn more English. Many said/ they learnt/ by using English. Some students had more specific suggestions. Lillian Li, for example, said/ the best way/ to learn new words/ was by reading English magazines. She said that/ memorizing the words of pop songs/ also helped/ a little. When we asked about studying grammar/ she said, “I never study grammar. It's too boring.” Wei Ming feels differently. He's been learning English/ for six years/ and really loves it. He thinks/ studying grammar /is a great way/ to learn a language. He also thinks that/ watching English movies/ isn't a bad way/ because he can watch the actors/ say the words. Sometimes, however, he finds watching movies/ frustrating/ because the people speak too quickly. Lin Chang said that/ joining the English club/ at school/ was the best way/ to improve her English. Students get lots of practice/ and they also have fun. She added that/ having conversations/ with friends/ was not helpful/ at all. "We get excited/ about something/ and then/ end up speaking/ in Chinese,” she said.

2.Reading and dividing the article into parts

Next we are going to read aloud the article slowly and clearly. We will try to divide it into thought groups.

1.Reading to the tape

We are going to read the article on page 4. First we shall read to the tape together. That is, we start reading aloud as the recorder goes, and we stop reading aloud as the recorder stops. While reading, let’s pay enough attention to the pauses, the pronunciation and the intonation of the native reader. Make our reading aloud as the same as the reader’s.

2.Write down some other ways of learning English.

1.Review the ways of studying for a test in 1a.

2.Make a survey: Discuss and complete this survey in your small group. .

S1: How do you study Chinese?

S2: I study Chinese by the textbook.

Step 5 Homework

1.Small competition: Make a list of ways of studying as many as possible by using verb by/with gerund in three minutes. Then let’s have a look which group will make the most.

2.Ask several pairs to present their dialogues .

Step 4 Consolidation and Extension

1. First students work in pairs to read the sample dialogue in the textbook, then make their own dialogues.

1.Read the instructions to the students and make sure students know what to do .

1).Get students to talk about the pictures.

T: Look at how each student is studying.

S1: By making flashcard.

S2: By listening to cassettes.

S3: By asking the teacher for help.

2).Then play recording and check the answers .

T: Now, listen and then write the letter of each picture in front of the name of the person who studies that way.

SB Page 2 , 1c .